The 76-year-old woman who was punched while walking in Daytona Beach speaks out about the man who attacked her.

The 76-year-old woman who was punched while walking in Daytona Beach speaks out about the man who attacked her.

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Updated: 6:45 AM EDT May 18, 2015

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WEBVTT THE NEXT COURT APPEARANCE IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 23RD. THE 76-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WHO WAS PUNCHED WHILE WALKING IN DAYTONA BEACH IS NOW SPEAKING OUT. WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE SUSPECT ARREST LAST NIGHT. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO ALLEGEDLY CAUGHT HIM HITTING THE VICTIM LAST WEEK. THE LORD IS GOOD. JANET PALM'S FACE MIGHT BE BLACK AND BLUE, BUT HER SPIRIT ISN'T BRUISED. I AM IN NO PAIN NOW. I LOOK AWFUL. I PROBABLY LOOK I SHOULD HURT, BUT I DON'T. THE 76-YEAR-OLD DAYTONA BEACH WOMAN WAS BRUTALLY ATTACKED WOUND, PUSHED IN THE FACE BY A STRANGER, AS SHE WAS WALKING TO THE STORE TO DEVELOP PICTURES. WE ARE NOT SHOWING YOU THE ATTACK, BUT IT WAS WITH A CLOSED FISSION, KNOCKING PALM TO THE GROUND. AND THEN HE SAYS WHERE'S THE POLICE. AND I SAID I DON'T SEE ANY POLICE. AND HE REPEATED IT, AND WHEN HE SAID POLICE, HE PUNCHED ME. PALM WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, SHE SAYS WITH A BROKEN NOSE, BROKEN CHEEKBONE, A CRACKED SKULL AND INTERNAL BLEEDING. ON SATURDAY POLICE ARRESTED THIS MAN. CHARGING HIM WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, AFTER A VIEWER RECOGNIZED HIM FROM THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO. NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE THIS SCUM BAG TO SUCKER PUNCH THIS WOMAN, AND THE APATHY OF PEOPLE JUST LET IT ROLL AFTER THUNDERSHOWER BAKE. THE POLICE CHIEF SAYS SOME BYSTANDERRED KIT NOTHING, BUT ONE WOMAN DID CALL FOR HELP, AND PALM IS GRATEFUL THAT HER INJURIES WEREN'T WORSE, AND THAT HER ATTACKSER NOW BEHIND BARS. I THINK IT IS FANTASTIC,

Woman, 76, talks about stranger who punched her

The 76-year-old woman who was punched while walking in Daytona Beach speaks out about the man who attacked her.